Month: June 2021

KARACHI: The Sindh Home Department has been allocated Rs 119.97 billion in the provincial annual budget of next fiscal year 2021-22 as against current financial year (CFY) budget estimates of Rs 113.87 billion; which is an increase of 5.4 percent. Presenting Sindh Budget for 2021-22 in the Sindh Assembly here on Tuesday, the Sindh Chief […]

KARACHI: Dust-thunderstorm or rain likely to occur at scattered places in Sindh during June 16 to 19, under the influence of first pre-monsoon rainy spell expected to commence in the province on June 16. It was predicted in a weather warning issued by Assistant Meteorologist Zafar Mahmood from Regional Meteorological Centre Karachi on Tuesday. The […]

KARACHI: Chief Executive Office Pakistan Railways Nisar Ahmad Memon Tuesday said the frequency of train incidents could be drastically curtailed by frequently inspecting the track and the rolling stock. “Though our inspection regime, from the lowest level of mate to the highest level of FGIR, conducts its periodic inspections but further field work at diesel […]

KARACHI: Presenting budget 2021-22 here on Tuesday, Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah said that for the next financial year we proposed to enhance the budget for education to Rs 277.5 billion from Rs 244.5 billion. It will see an increase of 13.5% over allocation of current financial year, he added, claiming that thus the […]

KARACHI: Karachi Metropolitan Corporation – KMC’s Fire Brigade which issues NOC prior to the construction of high-rise buildings in Karachi, has asked Sindh Building Control Authority to include a member of KMC Fire Brigade Department in the technical committee for approval of the building plan. It also proposed to add 10 percent fee for fire […]

KARACHI: Sindh government has earmarked Rs.571.975m for the women Development Department for the next financial year 2021-22. The allocation for has been increased from Rs.348.581 million to Rs.571.975 million. Whereas, Rs.320 million have been earmarked under Provincial ADP 2021-22, out of which Rs.296 million are for ongoing and Rs.24 million are for new schemes. Some […]

KARACHI: The Sindh government has proposed an increase of 20 percent in the basic salary of all the government employees for the next financial year 2021-22. The provincial government has also proposed personal allowance for the government employees in BPS-01 to BPS-05. The fixed rate of Personal Allowance will be as under: BPS-01 Rs.1900/- per […]

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh, Murad Ali Shah Tuesday said that the overall 45% increase of Rs 2.846 billion was proposed in Medical Education by enhancing its budget from Rs 6.294 billion to Rs 9.141 billion in budget 2021-22. Presenting budget 2021-22 Budget here , he said that Health Services, Medical Education were crucial for maintenance […]